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that the municipal elections In general
passed of quietly, and as far as can now
be Judged the introduction of female
suffrage does not work a great change
in the character of the result. In some
cities and towns women availed them.
selves quite generally of their newly
acquired privilege. The effect of the
experims nj cannot be OWNED IS vet.
The Issues involved, however, are local.
At several points women were elected to
membership on school boards.
ATCHIsoN, April 5-The Republicans
elect Mayor Kelsey again and their en-.
tire ticket. About 300 women voted,
the maj ,rity su. porting House dem
for Mayor.
TOPEKA, April 5.-Midnight-Only
small portion of the vote was counted,
but enough to show that the whole Re.
publican ticket is elected. Women who
had registered mostly voted, and gener-
ally as their husbands did.
Fort ScoTT, April 5.-The entire Re.
publican ticket was elected to-day. The
women turned out in large numbers
There were only two tickets, Democratic
aud Republican. The election was
quiet.
IN WISCONSIN,.
MILWAUKEE, April 5.-The political
campaign, which eliminated to-day, has
been memorable one. The contest was
between the fusion democrat and Re.
publican) and Peoples Labor party for
Circuit and Superior Coult Judges and
Ward Representatives in the Common
Council. The only State election to-day
was for an Associate Judge of the
Supreme Court. Harlow s. Orton (Dem.
ocrat) was reelected without opposition.
Milwaukee county voted on Judge of the
Circuit and Judge of the Superior Courts.
The Democrats and Republicans
placed a fusion ticket in the field
against the Labor party. At 10 o'clock
tonight twenty-five city precincts have
been heard from, giving d. II. johnson
(Democrat( and Geo. H. Moves (Repub.
lican) fusion judicial candidates, ll40
majority over the labor candidate. Sew
enteen additional precincts will rroba.
bly, neutralize this majority, but seven
towns of the county will 60 strongly tor
the fusion candidates, who are probably |
elected by 1000 majority. The Labor |
party will elect about half. the Aldermen
and one-third of the Supervisors. Both |
bodies will probably be Democratic, as
two.thirds Of the Aldermen hold over.
In many cities Of the state, by pre-
conceated arrangement, the ladies in
bodies went to the polls and offered to |
81 70 ha ov,tst1a1 TO l< hx,I
u recently enacted law allowing woman |
to vote in schools affairs. In Sturgeon |
Bay one of them voted, but elsewhere
their ballots were refused. In Delavon
eighty prominent ladies marched to the
polls in the morning in a procession.
A lively discussion followee, speeches
being made for and against their right |
to vote. After considerable excitement |
the board refused to accept the votes of |
the ladies. The polls were blockaded |
until after IL o'clock by ladies who per.
sisted in offering their votes. A test
case will be made and carried to the |
Supreme Court. Reports from interior |
cities are meager. Columbus, Delavan |
and Tomaha have elected Republican |
Mayors. M. DePre, fusion Republican
and Democrat, won over the Labor
party. Kenosha elected full Labor
ticket.
MILWAUKEE, April 5-midnight.-All
but one city and four town precincts
have been heard from, giving the Citi
zens' ticket 800 majority over the Labor |
ticket. The Labor ticket carried the |
city by l5O. The Unionists elected fif.
teen out of twenty-five Aldermen.
- IL De- ~ a1anka1 tbo Nsks1nvxSc |
ticket against the Knights of Labor can.
didate. In White Water the Democrat.
Labor combination won, and Madison |
went Democratic, Senator Conklin being |
chosen Mayor without opposition.
RHODE ISLANDS ELECTION TOMORROW.
PROVIDENCE. April 5.-The election |
10 this State Tomorrow will be for State |
officers and members of the Legislature,
and on the question of woman suffrage |
amendment to the constitution. There
are three tickets in the field, the Repub.
lican, Democratic and Prohibition, and
in the city of Providence an Assembly
Labor candidate. The great issue in the
canvass is q fight by one element of the
Republican party against the political
Management, in the campaign of Cover.
nor Wetmore, by exp Postmaster Brayton,
and the mismanSgement of the prohibi.
tory law by the latter. The Republican
party is dangerously divided and the
Democrats are hopeful of victory. The
unknown quantity, third party, is, of
course, the thing that upsets close calcu'
latons, but tonight all the prominent
Republicans claim is an election OF the
Legislature. The Democrats assert that
they will carry the State and elect Davis
Governor. A majority of Ithe total vote
is required to elect, and in the event of
no election by the people, it goes to the
Legislature.
THE ELECTION IN DENVER.
DENVER, COL, April 5.-There are five
municipal tickets in the field to-day
Republican, Democratic, Independent.
Labor and Prohibition. A very large
vote was polled, especially by tine Labor
party. The Democrats held their own,
Notwithstanding pitt in the party, but
the Indications at o'clock are that the
Republicans have elected Lee Mayor by
1000 to 1900 majority.
DEMOCRATIC GAIN IN HELENA.
HELENA, M. T., April 5.-The NUM-
cipal election yesterday resulted in the
election of Steele Dem for Mayor, by
250 majority. The Democrats also
elected the Police Magistrate and two
Aldermen. The Democrats gain one
Alderman and the Mayor.
VICTIMS OF OPIUM.
A Prominent Man and His Wife
Succumb TO the Drug.
NEW YORK, April 5.-Franeis Garry